Greatest team we never saw
The controversial South African cricket tour of 1970
Sing it again, Frank
Michael Henderson listens once more to the Great American Songbook, most enriching of entertainments
Middle-class hero
John Lennon’s kicking against the pricks was mere window-dressing
The Steiner of nether edge
Michael Henderson reviews A Small Revolution in Germany by Philip Hensher and Here We Are by Graham Swift
Triumph of the horrible game
Michael Henderson reviews The Age of Football: The Global Game in the Twenty-first Century by David Goldblatt
A constant search for heroes
Michael Henderson on Sir Neville Cardus
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
AI, religion and AI religion
Pope Leo is right to push back against the prophets of AI supremacy and AI doom
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
The case for coal
We need more energy, quickly, and where else to get it from?
In defence of the Freedom of Information Act
We should not let our access to information held by public authorities be diminished
Not so good after all
Can left-leaning journalists finally acknowledge the challenges British society faces?
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
The Blob playbook
How activist charities subtly shape policy
Critical briefing: cuckooing
A hidden scourge has been plaguing British streets for too long
Critical briefing: local elections
Our political editor explains what to look out for in Thursday’s elections
Playing by numbers
Attacking the Space:
Inside Rugby’s Tactical and Data
Revolution by Sam Larner
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?